Modified Guarnieri-Desarda Technique Versus Lichtenstein Technique in Inguinal Hernia Repair

Last updated: March 12, 2025
Sponsor: Cairo University
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

Hernia

Treatment

Combined Modified Guarnieri-Desarda Tissue-Based Hernioplasty

Lichtenstein Mesh-Based Hernioplasty

Clinical Study ID

NCT06595628
MD-255-2022
  • Ages > 18
  • Male

Study Summary

The aim of this study is to compare the surgical outcome of both Lichnichtien tension free mesh hernioplasty of inguinal hernia and the combined modified Guarnieri Desarda technique in terms of postoperative pain, post operative complications (seroma, hematoma, wound infection), chronic inguinodenia, early recurrence and assessment of testicular vascularity and size by application of a testicular duplex and ultrasound.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adult male patients aged 18 years or older.

  • Patients diagnosed with non-complicated inguinal hernia (both direct and indirect).

  • Patients able to provide written informed consent to participate in the study.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients younger than 18 years old.

  • Patients with complicated hernias (e.g., inflamed, obstructed, or strangulatedhernias).

  • Patients with a recurrent inguinal hernia.

  • Patients with weak or thin external oblique aponeurosis (intraoperative findings).

  • Patients with a history of prior surgery in the inguinal region.

  • Patients who refuse to participate in the study.

Study Design

Total Participants: 40
Treatment Group(s): 2
Primary Treatment: Combined Modified Guarnieri-Desarda Tissue-Based Hernioplasty
Phase:
Study Start date:
October 10, 2024
Estimated Completion Date:
October 01, 2025

Connect with a study center

  • Kasralainy

    Cairo,
    Egypt

    Active - Recruiting

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